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One of Australia’s leading countertenors, Tobias Cole is a mainstay of the Canberra arts community and a passionate advocate for choral music.

PARTNER FEATURE / State-of-the-art technology is used to create an immersive exhibition space, enveloping visitors in large-scale projections and cinematic surround sound. 

When we launched rest in 2021, we set out to create a space where we could explore and celebrate the role music plays in our human experience. This quarterly magazine is a companion to CSO concerts, but we hope it finds its way onto kitchen tables, bookshelves and back verandahs.

Jessica Cottis explores why the so-called ‘Tristan chord’ from Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde – the inspiration for the CSO’s 2022 season – was such a game changer.

“Music is the conduit through which I live my life. It’s the way I view my challenges, my successes.” Meet CSO Concertmaster, Kirsten Williams, who will direct the upcoming Classic Afternoon: The Elements, presented by Canberra Weekly.

Leah Curtis: “In To Rest in Peace, I saw a visually stunning film capturing a moment of time in Kuwait during the tensions of the 1990 Iraqi invasion. I wrote a score to resonate with the humanity of the main character.”

Concertmaster Kirsten Williams on the joy of chamber music – the music of friends – and its role in orchestral development.

Take students on a musical journey through history with The Time Traveller. Each detailed lesson plan is aligned to the Australian Curriculum.

You don’t need a tertiary music degree to get into classical – just a sense of curiosity and access to some recordings. To help you wade in, here are a few tips from the CSO office.

“Music and imagination go hand in hand, be it composing, performing or conducting.” Jessica Cottis discusses the compositional process with Elena Kats-Chernin.